| LATEST NEWS | | Gaddafi bombs oil areas, Arabs study peace plan | | BREGA, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's forces struck at rebel control of oil export hubs in Libya's east for a second day on Thursday as Arab states weighed a plan to end turmoil Washington said could make the nation "a giant Somalia." | Full Article | | | Ohio advances union restrictions as dispute spreads | | March 03, 2011 08:19 AM ET | | COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio joined Wisconsin on Wednesday in advancing a plan to restrict public sector unions, posing a new threat to labor union power in one of the most politically and economically important states. | Full Article | | Treasury expects $6.3 billion from AIG's MetLife sale | | March 02, 2011 11:16 PM ET | | WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc sold $9.6 billion worth of MetLife Inc shares on Wednesday, producing gross proceeds of about $6.3 billion to accelerate its payback of U.S. Treasury bailout funds. | Full Article | | ECB reviews bank support, to talk tough on inflation | | March 03, 2011 08:01 AM ET | | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will step up its anti-inflation rhetoric and may phase out some of its crisis support measures on Thursday as it prepares the ground for an interest rate rise likely later this year. | Full Article | |  | | BUSINESS NEWS | | SEC scanning bank loan practices: report | | March 03, 2011 08:18 AM ET | | (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulator is seeking information from an unknown number of regional and community banks that have restructured troubled loans in order to make them appear healthier than they really are, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation. | Full Article | | News Corp gets green light for BSkyB takeover | | March 03, 2011 08:47 AM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp took a huge step toward securing its prized $14 billion buyout of BSkyB on Thursday when Britain accepted its proposals to alleviate competition concerns. | Full Article | | BP denies bonuses to top executives after spill | | March 03, 2011 08:15 AM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - BP will not pay bonuses for 2010 to the top executives whose divisions were involved in the worst-ever oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year, the company said in an annual report dominated by the disaster. | Full Article | | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. |  | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. |  | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | |
